rodrod5
join:2001-02-28
Houston, TX
| Why the USDA why the USDA has become the catch all for all things "rural" is beyond me
P.S. I wish someone would take a look at that thing called food stamps 
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Why the USDA Technically food stamps don't exist any more. they use a credit card looking thing. | |
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Time4aNAP
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| said by rodrod5  :why the USDA has become the catch all for all things "rural" is beyond me Think about who dwells out in the middle of nowhere. There are farmers. There are wealthy Hollywood types who own palatial rural getaways. And there's the occasional hermit.
The hermits don't want the utilities, and the wealthy don't deserve the subsidies. Who does that leave? | |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Why the USDA The tens of millions of other regular lower or middle-class Americans who live in rural communities? | |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
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| Re: Why the USDA said by Karl Bode :The tens of millions of other regular lower or middle-class Americans who live in rural communities? Much too easy an answer and idealogically impure, citizen. Please adjust your quotation to better reflect the pure thought of Chairman Rand. | |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | My friend is neither a farmer, a hermit or a hollywood type. Quit posting ignorant things. | |
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Why the USDA said by BF69 :Quit posting ignorant things. I wish you would. And maybe grow a sense of humor while you're at it. | |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | don't forget miners and lumberjacks.
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Canada = Hollywood North | |
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Why the USDA said by en102 :don't forget miners and lumberjacks. Lumberjacks == tree farmers
Miners == mineral farmers
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join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | Everybody will have broadband in 8 months ... That was a Bush campaign promise - everyone would have affordable broadband available to them by the end of 2007.
And we all know politicians never lie, right? | |
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join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | I live in what you term 'the middle of nowhere'. And I DO NOT fit any of your ignorant sterotypes listed above. If fact, none of my neighbors fit your sterotyping. | |
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| LostInWoods
join:2004-04-14
| OK, troll, here's a brief and incomplete list:
Farmers
Bankers who loan the farmers money
Teachers who teach the Bankers kids
Dentists who fix the Teacher's teeth
Grocers who sell the Dentists food
Accountants who do the Grocers taxes
Etc, etc...
About the only thing missing (or less prevalent) in rural areas are smarmy asses who look down on people who don't live in their neighborhood... | |
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Why the USDA said by LostInWoods :Farmers Bankers who loan the farmers money Teachers who teach the Bankers kids Dentists who fix the Teacher's teeth Grocers who sell the Dentists food Accountants who do the Grocers taxes Etc, etc...  Interesting how the teachers only teach the bankers' kids etc., and yet they all get their wealth from the farmer. Quite telling, no?
One tip: If you want to get better results while trolling, don't announce "this is a troll". | |
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join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | Re: Why the USDA No, it is not quite telling, please explain for us that live in rural America. | |
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FiL
Premium
join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD
| Re: Why the USDA I think the USDA should subsidize a sense of humor for those 'po folks' out there in the boonies.
But then again, I haven't met a country folk type that hasn't referred to me as a 'Mexican'. And Im from Chile! | |
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | Re: Humor and Lack Thereof Chile? That's Mexican food! | |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| Rural doesn't mean middle of nowhere homestead out in the country where the nearest neighbor is a mile away. Rural also includes the thousands of small towns across the country that barely have decent POTS, let alone broadband.
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Why the USDA said by cdru :Rural doesn't mean middle of nowhere homestead out in the country where the nearest neighbor is a mile away. Rural also includes the thousands of small towns across the country that barely have decent POTS, let alone broadband. Since your post appears to be in good faith:
Yes, I know what "rural" means. My tongue-in-cheek reply to the question regarding the USDA's role in rural America was just that: tongue-in-cheek. There is no department of rural development, as there is HUD. Maybe it's time there is. I don't know. But until that time, the USDA is the closest thing. | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | You mean that the these Telco Slush funds are awash with Fraud and Waste?
Who'd of thunk it?! | |
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